Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

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unshowy, massively intelligent accounts...whose structures are architecturally drawn and finely delineated, with wonderful tone-quality in the slow movements. More physical, less spiritual than... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 7th Feb 2011
Catalogue No: ICAC5000
Label: ica classics
Series: Legacy
Length: 70 minutes

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Work length35:02

$8.00

$10.30

Emil Gilels (piano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult

I. Allegro con brio

Track length14:28

$3.00

$3.85

II. Largo

Track length11:56

$3.00

$3.85

III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length8:38

$2.00

$2.60

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Work length35:19

$9.00

$11.60

Emil Gilels (piano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult

I. Allegro con brio

Track length16:41

$4.00

$5.15

II. Largo

Track length10:06

$3.00

$3.85

III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length8:32

$2.00

$2.60

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These archive recordings are extremely rare and have never been issued before.

The live performances from London’s Royal Festival Hall in 1967 captures Gilels

at his best, playing in front of an audience away from the confines of the studio.

His earlier recordings were all made in the studio and date back to 1954 and 1957 (both no longer available) as well as a complete set with Szell in 1968 where the recorded sound came under some criticism.

William Mann in the Times wrote after the concert of Concerto No.3, “For all his truly Beethovenian brio in the first movement, Gilels never allowed this to get the better of the clarity and firmness of his phraseology, indeed his opening was like chiselled stone. There was immense dignity in the Largo and the Rondo, taken at what I thought to be exactly the right speed, came across with remarkable vivacity”. Every critic praised Boult’s accompaniments of both concertos.

Excellent stereo sound remastered by Paul Baily.

Reviews

June 2011

unshowy, massively intelligent accounts...whose structures are architecturally drawn and finely delineated, with wonderful tone-quality in the slow movements. More physical, less spiritual than Rubinstein Gilels nevertheless compels admiration by the total honesty and conviction of his playing. Adrian Boult's contribution is, as usual, finely articulated and focused.

June 2011

here, the klavier-tiger storms of Gilels's first appearances in the West...are resolved in playing of a transparency, elegance and calm that were no less characteristic of his later career...for unalloyed dignity and composure, these performances are hard to equal. Sir Adrian Boult's gentlemanly, unobtrusive beat is a further asset in these finely transferred recordings.

13th March 2011

his playing is so vivid, so lyrical, so natural in its mastery...Every run and trill and arpeggio makes beautiful, effortless music. Once past a slightly tentative start to No 1, Boult and the New Philharmonia are crisp, warm-hearted accompanists. These are performances to relish.

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